These Easter Sugar Cookies are soft, buttery, and decorated with colorful pastel icing for the perfect springtime treat. Shaped like bunnies, carrots, and Easter eggs, these festive cookies are ideal for Easter celebrations, dessert tables, or family baking activities.
Ingredients
For the Cookies:
2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon almond extract
For the Royal Icing:
4 cups powdered sugar
3 tablespoons meringue powder
5 to 6 tablespoons warm water
Gel food coloring in pastel blue, pink, yellow, purple, green, and orange
For Decoration:
White icing for details
Pastel sprinkles
Decorating sugar pearls
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